Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-10-06
In THE RAIN.
The Veterans Brave q STEADY
Downpour of Rain,
And Follow Their Commander in the
Grand Parade. to the Number OF
Nearly Twenty-Five Thousand,
Through st. Louis Mud.
= Monster Army Review Their Comrades
From Sidewalks, Windows and
Other Points of Vantage Along
50 the Route.

Tfom SIDEWALKS, WINDOWS and
Other Points of Vantage Along
the Route.
ST.. LOUIS, Sept 2s.-"We'n parade to-
day if we march in mud up to our ell
bows" said General Fairchild this morn
ing. 81 said it would be rainy week,
and am convinced was right. To-day
W. Be as good a day to parade as we
will have. Those who don't feel that they
can Withstand the weather are at perfect
liberty to remain out of the procession"
At about ten O'Clock Generals Grier and
Fairchild rode to Franklin and Third,
where the first division was forming.
General Grier was mounted on a large dark
bay; General Fairchild was on Judge Nor.
miles little bay, that danced and pranced
most beautifully, and yet which was as
gentle as a lamb. General Fairchild had
wrapped himself closely in long rubber
cloak, over which the water poured in
streams. His stiff-rimmeds Grand Army
hat was soaking wet, and the empty right
sleeve of his coat was strapped closely to
his. side, while with his right hand he
guided his horse.
The signal was fired at a quarter of
eleven O'Clock, and the great procession
moved.
1t was headed by special detail of
thirty-six mounted police, dressed in the
regulation uniform, with black helments;
heavy plain sabers and large buckskin
gauntlets. They were beaded by chief OF
Police Anton Huebler, and were under
the command of Captain Fruchte of the
mounted district.
The chiefs saber is somewhat lighter
than those used by the remainder Of the
men, and is handsomely mounted in brass,
with a gold hilt.
General Fairchild, surrounded by eighty
four aides, came next. Fourteen carriages
followed. In the first was General w. T.
Sherman, accompanied by Mayor Francis.
General Pope, of the regular army, accom-
panied by Major Rainwater, Governor
Rusk of Wisconsin and staff in four car
riages. General s. w. Beath and Louis
Wagner, of Philadelphia, and Geo. s. 8.
Burdett, of Washington, D. c., and others,
Past Commanders General Merrill and
General Clarke, of New York, and six
carriages containing war governors ana
department commanders. ~ e+Ef
During the wait before the start General
Sherman's carriage was surrounded by
veterans who stood nearly an hour with
barred heads for the privilege of shaking
hands and speaking word with the old
hero.
The First division, under the command
of Colonel Nelson Cole, came next. This
included the Department of Missouri.
The six st. Louis posts were represented
and forty-eight outside posts, making
about eight thousand veterans in all in this
division, which was headed by the Excel
sior (coloredl band. It had also Ritter's
st. Louis Band in the center of the division.
The Second division under command Of
Colonel j. G.. Butler, was made up of
about 300 Illinois veterans. There are
between 5000 and TO- 600 Grand Army men
from Illinois now in,the city, so this shows
how we'll they turned out. The division
was led by Iron Hall band, of st. Louis,
and had three other Illinois bands in the
J ranks: Belleville, Springfield and De-
catur.
I. The Third division, Ex-Governor Thos.
IL. Fletcher, marshal, consisting of the de-
flsrtments of Wisconsin,, Pennsylvania
end Ohio, numbered aboSt as follows !
4 Wisconsin, 100; PENIS ylvania, 100, and
Ohio, 60o-iess than one-fourth the delega-
rtion from these States. Headed by the
Vandalia Cornet Band, the division fell
into ranks, and, following the Illinoisans,
marched down the avenue to the tune of
<1Rally Round the Flag" many old vet
Grams catching up the refrain and giving
voice to 1t.
The Fourth. division, composed of New
York, Connecticut, Massachusetts,, Maine,
New Jersey and Virginia, with Assistant
Marshal Colonel d. p. Dyer at the head,
followed the third. and was led by the
White Hall band, which discoursed Sher-
mans March to the Sea. Though few in
numbers this division divided the honors
of the day in point of interest.
At the head of the Department of Maine
was carried the first battle flag of the
First regiment that left that State in re-
Spouse to the first call for troops, and it
was borne to-day by the same standard
bearer who carried it into the first battle
of Bull Run, A. E. Hammond, of Geo. 81.
Morgan Post No. 4, Minneapolis, Mimi,
who left his own depar tment at the re-
quest of Hon. Hannabal Hamlin, to
march with the Maine boy s and carry his
old flag.
The fifth division, California, New Hamp-
shire, Vermont, the Potomac and Mary
land, was furnished music by the West
End band, and followed hard upon the
Fourth. This division also, composed of
far-away departments and thinned by the
rain, was not large, numbering perhaps
three hundred in all, but its percentage
averaged we'll with other wings of the
parade. Vermont, with thirty men in
line, furnished two ex-Generals-Stephen
Thorn and General Henry-who were un-
daunted by rain and mud. The fifth was
differed by Colonel Leo Rassieur.
Two thousand veterans from Indiana
marched in the sixth division to martial
music, furnished by the Terre Haute band,
under the command of Department Com
mander Ira j. Chase. The Commanders
aides were: Adjutant-General I. N.
Walker, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES G.. E.
Whitsig; Chief-of-Staff, c. o. May; color
bearer, A. B. Douglas. Morton Post No. !,
named in honor of Oliver P. Morton, In
diana's war Governor, was given the po-
sition of honor.
Iowa was represented in the Seventh
division by 5000 men, under the command
of Chief Marshal E. A. 0onsigny. His
aides are Colonel E. NJ. Scott, James 81.
Hatton, George Newman, C. W. Bontin,
e. g. White, R. J. Reimers. This depart
ynent was headed by the Pella department.
band of thirty pieces. The Mount Pleas
ant and Eighth Iowa martial bands also
contributed to the departments musical
display, which was one OF the best in the
parade. -
The Eighth had an old drum along that
was carried through the war and was rid
died with bullets. There are 5000 men
here, but the older ones didn't parade on
account of the rain.
General futile was in q carriage with
II. C. White. He is ageing and growing
{o1stitutional1y weak, and the rain con.
signed him to the shelter of Q handsome
carriage.
Nebraska,s three hundred were in the
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